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Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-2589 affects hawtio servlet 1.4. Its proxy can make different users share the same locally stored cookies, creating a risk that one user's proxied session data is reused for another. For a management interface, that can mean serious confidentiality and integrity impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority remediation item for affected management environments. The flaw can break user isolation in a proxy path and may expose administrative session context, but the provided sources do not support claims of active exploitation.
Technical view
hawtio servlet 1.4 used a single HttpClient instance with a persistent cookie store for proxy requests. Cookies were stored locally by the proxy rather than isolated per client, so all clients using that proxy shared cookie state. The CVSS 3.0 score is 8.7 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, and required user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments running Red Hat hawtio 1.4 with the affected servlet proxy behavior. Risk is higher where multiple authenticated users access the same hawtio proxy, especially for administrative or management workflows.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The issue is still high impact because cookie sharing across proxy users can undermine authorization boundaries and affect confidentiality and integrity.
Researcher notes
The core issue is shared cookie state in a single proxy HttpClient instance. Validate exposure by confirming the exact hawtio version and servlet proxy usage. Do not assume broader product impact beyond Red Hat hawtio 1.4 from the provided sources.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems running hawtio servlet 1.4.
- Review Red Hat RHSA-2017:1832 for official remediation guidance.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or configuration guidance where applicable.
- Limit access to affected management interfaces while remediation is pending.
- Monitor vendor advisories for any updated fix details.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether hawtio servlet 1.4 is deployed.
- Identify whether the hawtio proxy servlet is enabled or reachable.
- Check package and advisory status against RHSA-2017:1832.
- Review access logs for unexpected cross-user proxy activity.
- Document compensating controls if immediate remediation is unavailable.
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.7 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N2.35.8Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.7HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2017:1832CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2589CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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